Tyranids methods are wasteful

[Nope]

They use more energy/biomass to invade and travel in the galaxy and outside than the product that they get from it.
The more they evolved and the more complex and numerous they got the deficit is ever closer to minus.

[Nope]

We don't need the Omnissiah thing to see this :D

[Jackson Lamb]

Tyranids risk a lot of biomass to invade a planet because the kinds of planets tyranids invade have a significant amount of biomass and other resources (Minerals, metals, water, gasses, etc). They will also get back some of their expended biomass if they're successful since they will just reabsorb the dead.

When a single hive fleet is cleaning every planet in its path, its getting a lot of biomass and other resources to play with.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Nope:

Tyranids methods are wasteful
They use more energy/biomass to invade and travel in the galaxy and outside than the product that they get from it.
The more they evolved and the more complex and numerous they got the deficit is ever closer to minus.

Don't you dare to compare them with real world powers invading oil rich countries.

Tyranids are very efficient and resourceful, in harnessing biomass to the last drop, even after causing all the climate changes on planets

[Nope]

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

[MrSoul]

Originally posted by Nope:

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

Maybe they do

[Maj. Crimes]

Originally posted by Nope:

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

Kinda hard eating a star. That ♥♥♥♥ burns your mouth.

[Jackson Lamb]

Originally posted by Maj. Crimes:

Originally posted by Nope:

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

Kinda hard eating a star. That ♥♥♥♥ burns your mouth.

Laughs in C'tan

[Vaatihastur]

Originally posted by Nope:

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

Please do tell us how much energy is needed.

[Arkady]

Originally posted by Nope:

They use more energy/biomass to invade and travel in the galaxy and outside than the product that they get from it.
The more they evolved and the more complex and numerous they got the deficit is ever closer to minus.

They ivernate during space travel until they are close to a planet to invade.

[Xuse]

nope

[Aya]

May the emperor forgive the heretical words that I utter, but I think the deathleaper maybe a response to the wastefulness that you have mentioned.

When taking into account that they're actually kinda hot ngl, I cannot help but think that they were created to grow The Hive through more... Unorthodox means.

[Sentient_Toaster]

*smashes forehead into giant Exterminatus button*

:D

[Katitoff]

Originally posted by Nope:

Do you have any idea how much energy is needed for that big mass to move in space and between galaxies? LUL GIGANTIC
They need to eat STARS for that, not planets.

But nids don't just have all these "troops" ready at all time.
They store biomass and spawn what's needed, where its needed.

They recycle all the biomass, including the one from their own units.
Nothing goes to waste.

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by Nope:

They use more energy/biomass to invade and travel in the galaxy and outside than the product that they get from it.
The more they evolved and the more complex and numerous they got the deficit is ever closer to minus.

So? Isn't the Tyranid are basicaly just one big organism? I always thought about them like a big slime that just stretches and swallows everything. Thats what the "tendrils" are no?
So as long as this big thing grows and consumes it doesnt care. And we dont know what its really capable of so once it runs out of food it can maybe just evolve into not needing any food anymore.

[Maj. Crimes]

Originally posted by Cyrus:

. And we dont know what its really capable of so once it runs out of food it can maybe just evolve into not needing any food anymore.

Not a biologist but seems kind of a stretch to evolve from "needing biomass on a massive scale" to "lol not hungry anymore".